Recent Posts in the Tractor Trailer Accident Category

• Memorial sign honors state trooper killed by trucker who fell asleep at the wheel

  Sep 11, 2013
  As Missouri truck accident lawyers , we know that the average passenger vehicle is no match for a semi-truck. Research shows that passenger vehicle ...
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• Inattentive semi-truck driver & poorly maintained truck create conditions for fatal crash

  Dec 23, 2012
  When semi-trucks are involved in crashes with passenger vehicles, the outcome can be devastating. Semis are extremely large, heavy, and slow to brake: ...
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• Required stopping distance a contributing factor in recent semi-truck crashes

  Oct 18, 2012
  When semi-trucks are involved in crashes with passenger vehicles, the outcome is often catastrophic. A fully loaded semi-truck can weigh 20 to 30 ...
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• Driver distraction proves especially dangerous in crashes involving semi-trucks

  Aug 12, 2012
  Investigators with the Ontario Provincial Police believe distraction may have contributed to a recent crash involving three semi-trucks. According to ...
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• Underride guards fail to protect passenger vehicle occupants in Missouri Trucking accidents

  Jul 26, 2012
  Underride guards are designed to prevent underride deaths and injuries in semi-truck accidents, particularly when a passenger vehicle strikes the back ...
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• Semi-Truck Runs Over and Drags Stopped Car on I-55 in Illinois: Both Drivers Killed

  May 11, 2012
  In 2010, there were 115,398 U.S. auto accidents that involved semi-trucks, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA): 3,797 ...
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• Semi-Truck Crash Leaves 1 Injured, 2 Teen Girls Dead

  May 4, 2012
  Our Missouri truck accident lawyers have written at length about the catastrophic injuries that can occur when passenger vehicles collide with big ...
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• Do Stability Control Systems Help Prevent Missouri Trucking Accidents?

  Feb 17, 2012
  In this post, our Missouri truck accident lawyers share information from a US Department of Transportation study. The study tested how stability ...
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